This week, I have a demanding and varied set of tasks ahead. Monday, I will be welcoming guests to Ashesi University from Kenyon College, Ohio, US (Their 2020 plan is interesting and impressive). I am the…

What a year! I started a project on virtual reality in the classroom with colleague Kabiru Seidu. I taught Social Theory and Written and Oral Communication. I had my PhD viva and graduated. Whew! I brought…

This week, I am off to the 59th African Association Annual Meeting, this time held in Washington DC with the theme Imagining Africa at the Centre: Bridging Scholarship, Policy, and Representation in African Studies. It will be…

So, I am back from the intense African Studies Association 58th Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, US 19-21 November, 2015! It is difficult to summarise such intense days, but I would say my main goals were…

Americans have for long understood the potential of a face known from film. Not just President Ronald Regan or Governor Arnold Schwartsenegger made the transition from white screen to colorful politics, actress Shirley Temple did…